Increasingly, high-risk pregnant women opt for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) instead
of invasive diagnostic testing. Since NIPT is less accurate than invasive testing, a normal …

Objectives This study's aim was to describe the emotional status of parents to be before and
after the first‐trimester combined prenatal screening test. Methods One hundred three …

Background Women who receive negative results from non-invasive prenatal genetic testing
(NIPT) may find that they later have mixed or ambivalent feelings, for example, feelings of …

Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of education and counselling on prenatal
screening and diagnostic tests on pregnant women's decisional conflict, anxiety levels and …

Objective This network meta-analysis compared different methods to determine which is
most efficient at lowering pain and anxiety in women undergoing amniocentesis. Method We …

Childbirth is a normative event in a woman's life and is considered as a positive event.
However, one in three women perceive childbirth as a physical threat to themselves or their …

Objective: The aim of this study was to (1) examine the psychological impact of non‐invasive
prenatal testing (NIPT) in women with a high‐risk (≥ 1: 300) and low‐risk (≤ 1: 301) result …

Objective To compare women's experience of first‐trimester combined screening (FTCS),
with women's experience of an approach that uses the combination of a detailed early …

Objective Although obstetric ultrasound examination has recognizable clinical and
psychological benefits, it also involves some psychological burdens, mainly in terms of the …

Background: Amniocentesis is the most common invasive procedure for diagnosing fetal
abnormalities. Most pregnant women are anxious about fetal abnormalities and screening …